Water & Irrigation
Summer Stock Water: Keep the Tanks Full and the Algae Out Before It Bites You
As Montana heats up, water becomes the limiting factor on most summer pasture. Here's how to keep cattle drinking clean, stay ahead…
Ranching
Cattle Futures Firm While Cash Trade Waits: What Montana Ranchers Should Read Into It
Live and feeder cattle futures moved higher this week, with market watchers largely waiting on broader negotiated cash cattle trade to show…
Ranching
Cattle Futures Firm While Corn Slips: What the Board Signals for Montana Feed and Calf Prices
Grain and livestock futures ended mixed Thursday, April 9, with cattle contracts pushing higher while corn and wheat drifted lower. Reports indicate…
Ranching
Cattle Futures Slip as Feeders Wait on Cash Trade — What Montana Ranchers Should Read Into It
Live and feeder cattle futures moved lower this week as traders waited for negotiated cash cattle business to develop, according to reports…
Farming
Grain and Cattle Futures End Mixed: What Montana Producers Should Take From Monday’s Close
Grain and livestock futures finished Monday with a split personality: corn and soybeans nudged higher, wheat drifted lower, live cattle posted a…
Ranching
USDA Weighs Reopening Mexican Cattle Imports: What Montana Producers Should Know
Reports indicate USDA is weighing whether to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, a policy question that always lands at the intersection…
Ranching
Cash Cattle Trade Stays Quiet Midday; Northern Dressed Bids Reappear
Midday reports indicate the cash cattle market was mostly a waiting game, with very light trade and buyers and sellers still feeling…
Farming
Donating Hay in Montana: Where the Tax Breaks Get Tricky
When drought or wildfire squeezes feed supplies, Montana producers often step up with hay. From the Bitterroot Valley to the Hi-Line, it’s…
Ranching
USDA Weighs Mexican Cattle Imports: What Montana Ranchers Should Know About Herd Health and Markets
Reports indicate the U.S. Department of Agriculture is again weighing whether to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, a policy decision that…
Ranching
Montana Cattlemen Eye Border Policy as USDA Weighs Mexican Imports
Reports from national ag outlets indicate USDA is weighing whether and how to resume or adjust live cattle imports from Mexico, a…